Top Cartoons For the Year 2012

Outgoing 2012 pleased us not only with the upcoming end of the world :), but also with chic cartoons. It is possible that not all the masterpieces from the list have reached your eyes, but nevertheless each of them deserves attention ...

10. Monsters on vacation (Hotel Transylvania)
American comedy animation cartoon, produced by Sony Pictures Animation. The premiere took place on September 28, 2012, the cartoon received mixed reviews, but despite this set a new box-office record , it is believed that the film will continue.

9. From the slopes of Kokuriko (From Up on Poppy Hill)
Japanese animation film directed by Goro Miyazaki, according to Hayao Miyazaki's script, based on Japanese comics. In Japan, he became the highest-grossing film of the year.

8. Frankenweenie
A comedy of horrors 3D using puppet animation. Tim Burton presents a full-length animated remake of his 1984 short film. A classic horror film in conjunction with children's attachments is the main difference of most Tim Burton films.

7. The Rabbi's Cat
The cartoon is based on a popular comic book series, interesting both visually and intellectually. The action takes place in the 20s of the last century, the story tells how a cat who has learned to speak wants to accept Judaism. "Rabbi's cat" was nominated for the prize of Annie, as well as César, for the best animated film.

6. The Keepers of Dreams (Rise of the Guardians)
Animated 3D fantasy film based on the book by William Joyce. This is a story about a group of fairy-tale characters, like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny and others come into confrontation with the villain kidnapping children's dreams.

5. Paranorman, or how to tame a zombie (ParaNorman)
American 3D film, using puppet animation, an animated comedy of horrors, produced by the animation studio Laika. The boy Norman, thanks to his ability to speak with ghosts and see them, saves his city from the curse. The film gives rise to conflicting feelings: horror, humor and touchingness.

4. Pirates! Band of Misfits (The Pirates! Band of Misfits)
The cartoon is based on Gideon Defoe's book Pirates. Using their own patented cartoon techniques Aardman Animations breathed life into the popular characters of the book Defoe. In pursuit of the title "Pirate of the Year" pirate captain, led by a chronically unlucky team fall into various alterations. The love of the absurd for the British makes it possible to bet on strange combinations and bold experiments.

3. Arietti from the country of the Lilliputians (The Secret World of Arrietty)
Japanese animated fiction film. The plot was borrowed from the English author of children's books by Mary Norton, about a family of little men living secretly within the walls and floors of ordinary houses. In a world filled with pessimism, a beautiful fairy tale without profound meaning and metaphors is absolutely essential. The story will impress both the target audience - young children and adults alike.

2. Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)
American animated comedy stereofilm from the director of "The Simpsons" and producer Walt Disney Animation Studios. This is the 52nd full-length animated cartoon company Walt Disney. The film narrates about the villain of the arcade game, which rebels against its role and dreams of becoming a hero. Traveling through various arcade games, he ries the opportunity to influence the outcome of the game and the chance to prove that he can become a hero.

1. Brave heart (Brave)
Computer animation studio Pixar, a fairy tale based on the fairy-tale works of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. Beautifully selected visualizations of the Scottish village in combination with the courage of the main character and the history of the relationship of the daughter with her mother. The cartoon has every chance to get the title of the best animated film of the year.